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A Dassault Falcon 2000, a Maybach luxury auto, and freshly swept stairs: NetJets set up this publicity shot in Switzerland, but for fractional jet owners, such fantasy is the reality.

Ride-Sharing With the Rich

How fractional jet owners get out of flying coach.
August 2011 | By David Freed

Eight spoilers on each wing add aerodynamic brakes to the A380’s mechanical ones

How Things Work: Stopping the A380

Hint: Plan ahead.
August 2011 | By Mark Huber

The flight and ground crews for the DC-8 supersonic run included flight test engineer Richard H. Edwards

I Was There: When the DC-8 Went Supersonic

The day a Douglas DC-8 busted Mach 1.
August 2011 | By Bill Wasserzieher

Michael Silvestro

The Competition

August 2011 | By David Freed

The Science of Lightning In a process not fully understood

How Things Work: Lightning Protection

Air travelers, fear not.
July 2011 | By Jack Williams

<i>Ciao!</i> Italy’s military precision jet team, Frecce Tricolori (“Tricolor Arrows”), makes its first visit to North America with performances on August 2 and 3 at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s 34th Fly-in Convention in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The

1986

The year we were born.
May 2011 | By Paul Hoversten

The Boeing behemoth on its first flight (with Lockheed T-33 chase plane), last February.

Moments and Milestones: Max Takeoff

January 2011 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Writers covering the Iditarod race have the best seat in the house: a heated airplane cockpit.

Above and Beyond: The Iditarod Air Force

Not all the action in dogsled racing is on the ground.
January 2011 | By John Phillips

The Big Sky

On a recent flight I was looking at my TCAS display and wondering how we ever did without this wonderful bit of equipment. TCAS stands for Traffic Collision Avoidance System, and I saw my first one in the early 90s. Prior to TCAS we had a three-prong approach to traffic avoidance: Air Traffic Contr...
December 10, 2010 | By Steve Satre

Braniff Hostesses show off their Mexican-styled outfits in front of one of the airline

Long Live the DC-3

The famed Douglas aircraft reigned supreme as a civilian and military transport.
November 15, 2010 | By Bruce McAllister

Thousands watched the China Clipper as it set off on the first trans-Pacific airmail flight on November 22, 1935.

Moments and Milestones: Birth of the Clippers

November 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

Reconstruction of a South African Airways Boeing 747 has failed to reveal what started an onboard fire, which led to the loss of 19 crew members and 140 passengers.

Cause Unknown

What brought down these five airplanes?
September 2010 | By Lester A. Reingold

In 2003, a 727 that once flew for American Airlines disappeared from Angola.

The 727 that Vanished

A case pursued by the FBI, the CIA, the U.S. Departments of State and Homeland Security, CENTCOM, and the sister of Ben Padilla.
September 2010 | By Tim Wright

The wood paneled cockpit of Doug Parsons’ YKC.

The Classic Wagon

Why families still travel in Wacos.
June 2010 | By John Fleischman

Cessna’s Citation X hasn’t played as many roles as its propeller-driven ancestors, but the business jet is speedier than all the rest.

Then and Now: Business Models

May 2010 | By Roger A. Mola

Kevin Lacey, here with a repossessed Citation VII, gets the job done by striking an effective balance between folksy and wily.

Grab the Airplane and Go

How to repossess an airliner without getting shot, or thrown in jail, or beat up, or slammed into a wall, or...
May 2010 | By Stephen Joiner

The turbojet engine grew so reliable that passengers can now fly direct routes across the globe.

Moments-Milestones Old Faithful

May 2010 | By George C. Larson, Member, NAA

How Good Is Your Airline?

Two professors analyze the stats.
May 2010 | By Craig Mellow

Sightings: Head On

You don't normally see a DC-3 from this angle. Good thing, too.
May 01, 2010 | By The Editors

Map from the FAA

Don't Cross That Line

Would a fighter pilot shoot down a private airplane?
March 2010 | By Craig Mellow


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